Marquis de Lafayette Letter to Lewis Morris, 1781

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Lewis Morris Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette to Lewis Morris Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter, 1781 April 4, to Lewis Morris. 2 p. ; 21 cm. Concerns military operations in Virginia, a delayed meeting in Williamsburg, and mentions Benedict Arnold, Nathanael Greene, and Henry Lee. Typescript also available.

Acquisition information:
Purchased in November 1971. Formerly identified as Mss Sm Coll Lafayette.